Lee and Baker write, "such a high-level meeting between the two Silicon Valley giants involving their top dealmakers suggests Apple was very much interested in buying the electric car pioneer."

That's probably a stretch.

Corporate development executives like Perica are always meeting with senior executives from other companies to discuss everything from potential partnerships to possible joint investments.

Rather than some huge, earth-shattering merger, it's more likely the meeting was about how Apple can become a better partner with Tesla. Perhaps by integrating iOS or Siri into the car's sophisticated entertainment/information system in some way.